FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 98-22
May 4, 1998

Contact:
Melissa Saunders Katz
202-682-6142
fax 202-682-6255
[email protected]
www.psych.org

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***

GROUP THERAPY BENEFITS TO BREAST CANCER PATIENTS DISCUSSED
AT APA 151ST ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO, CANADA
Sessions Deal with Family Issues and Life Concerns

Note: All presentations are embargoed until the day of presentation.

BREAST EXPRESSIVE-SUPPORTIVE THERAPY STUDY: RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL OF GROUP SUPPORTING IN METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
(Symposia 1, Monday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Pamela J. Goodwin, M.D.

INFANTICIDE IN THE UNITED STATES: WITCH HUNT OR SCIENTIFIC PROBE?
(Symposium 12, D paper Monday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Margaret G. Spinelli, M.D.

DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE ON MIND AND BRAIN
(Symposium 44, Tuesday, June 2, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Presenters include: Dorothy O. Lewis, M.D., J. Douglas Bremner, M. D., Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Frank W. Putnam, Jr., M.D., Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D.

PSYCHIATRY, EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE
(Issue Workshop 68, Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.)
Presenters include: Leigh C. Bishop, M.D., Robert D. Orr, M.D.

SEXUAL ABUSE CASE: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND NEUROBIOLOGY
(Issue Workshop 114, Thursday, June 4, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Presenters include: Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D.

Note: media wishing to attend sessions must register in the APA Communications Center.

The APA Communications Center will be located in the Toronto Convention Centre, lower level. Hours of operation will be Saturday, May 30th 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 31st through Wednesday, June 3rd, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 4th, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Media registration for the meeting is complimentary. All Annual Meeting Sessions will be open to registered media EXCEPT Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses, the Business Meeting, and Clinical and Continuous Case Conferences. Preliminary programs are available by contacting Erin Murphy at 202-682-6324 or e-mail [email protected]. Journalists unable to attend may cover the meeting off-site by contacting the Division of Public Affairs and requesting materials.

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